#Jeff Marek

When we look at the 2022-2023 season for the Chicago Blackhawks, what is important? Wins? No. Maybe the lack there of to secure the best lottery odds. Development? No, for the simple reason that we don't currently have a prospect stable large enough and of age to be here at this level yet. So what is the most important thing? From my point of view,…

There are six teams that were in the Stanley Cup playoffs last year - Florida, Washington and the New York Rangers in the East, and Calgary, Minnesota and Nashville in the West- who wouldn't be in the playoffs if the season ended today. Luckily for them, the season doesn't end after the first two months. But it does raise a couple of questions:…

There are six teams that were in the Stanley Cup playoffs last year - Florida, Washington and the New York Rangers in the East, and Calgary, Minnesota and Nashville in the West- who wouldn't be in the playoffs if the season ended today. Luckily for them, the season doesn't end after the first two months. But it does raise a couple of questions:…

Note: The Jets practiced on Wednesday with a bit of a twist in the top six as they ran a top line of Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Pierre-Luc Dubois as head coach Rick Bowness tries out some things during this stretch of the schedule which gives them some practice time. They are off today and will return to the ice on Friday for practice before…

NHL Notebook: Insider links John Klingberg and Jonathan Toews to Edmonton Oilers, the latest on Jason Demers and more Photo credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports Lots going on around Edmonton these days. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek put out some NHL previews on their 32 Thoughts podcast and a few interesting names were linked…

It's official. Thanks to the "Global Series" in Europe to begin the weekend, the NHL's 2022-23 regular season is off to a staggered start in which two teams-the Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks-have played a pair of games while the rest of the league awaits its debut. Openers for the remaining 30 teams will occur this week, including…

The Philadelphia Flyers are expected to be bottom feeders in the NHL this season and are all in on tank nation to try and get the best odds to draft Connor Bedard #1 overall at the 2023 NHL draft. If Sanheim is made available the Vancouver Canucks will be one team that will have interest. Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman were on their 32 Thoughts…